Claims
- 1. A sugar product comprising:
- a substantially spheroidal polycrystallite which comprises crystallites having a diameter no greater than about 50 .mu.m arranged around a spheroidal center forming a polycrystallite, said polycrystallite having a continuous three-dimensional structure.
- 2. The sugar product of claim 1 wherein said spheroidal polycrystallite structures are monodispersed.
- 3. The sugar product of claim 2 wherein said spheroidal polycrystallite structures are microcrystalline.
- 4. The sugar product of claim 1 which further comprises an additive co-crystallized in said spheroidal polycrystallite structure.
- 5. The sugar product of claim 4 wherein said additive is selected from the group consisting of flavorants, bio-affecting agents, dyes, fragrances, food products, food ingredients, and other compatible agents.
- 6. The sugar product of claim 1 wherein said substantially spheroidal polycrystallite structures are produced by contacting amorphous sugar with a non-aqueous sugar-nondissoluble liquid and water, said water made available to said amorphous sugar at a rate and in an amount sufficient to form said structures.
- 7. The sugar product of claim 6 wherein said amorphous sugar is a shearform product.
- 8. The sugar product of claim 6 wherein said liquid and water combine to form an azeotrope.
- 9. The sugar product of claim 8 wherein said liquid is ethanol.
- 10. A sugar product comprising: monodispersed sugar crystallites having a diameter no greater than about 50 .mu.m released from around the center of a substantially spheroidal polycrystallite the phrase having a continuous three-dimensional structure by contact with a solution.
- 11. The sugar product of claim 10 wherein said monodispersed sugar crystallites are microcrystalline.
- 12. The sugar product of claim 11 wherein said microcrystalline monodispersed sugar crystallites are not greater than about 20 .mu.m.
- 13. The sugar product of claim 12 wherein said crystallites are not greater than about 10 .mu.m.
- 14. The sugar product of claim 11 wherein said additive is selected from the group consisting of flavorants, bio-affecting agents, dyes, fragrances, food products, food ingredients, and other compatible agents.
- 15. The sugar product of claim 10 which further comprises an additive co-crystallized in said crystallites.
- 16. The sugar product of claim 10 wherein said monodispersed sugar crystallites are produced by disintegrating spheroidal polycrystallite structures prepared by contacting amorphous sugar with a non-aqueous sugar-nondissoluble liquid and water, said water made available to said amorphous sugar at a rate and in an amount sufficient form said structures.
- 17. The sugar product of claim 16 wherein said disintegrating comprises contacting said spheroidal polycrystallite structures with an essentially sugar-saturated liquid.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/119,974 filed on Sep. 10, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,518,551.
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